He claimed to have served in the Navy, fought at Okinawa, been widowed twice and fathered a son, whom he took on a year-long trip prior to the boy's death.

They actually recast the role of Gladys Kravitz. Sandra Gould was an alright actress, but she seemed too antagonistic. Alice Pearce's take was funnier because Gladys seemed so frightened/in over her head.

There's a fascinating book/dark-natured comedy to be written about Raymond Burr's elaborate false life.

Placeholder, Thoughts On. I’m estimating 8:30 a.m. CST. Commentary on the 1987 Tony Awards is coming in Monday’s article.

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"Sometimes you gotta say 'Why the fuck," make your move. Alien Jesus, every now and then, saying 'Why the fuck" brings freedom. Freedom brings opportunity, opportunity makes your future. So Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler made a pointless movie. You've got many empty theatres to yourself."

No, not really. The best aspect is that the writing for Rose greatly improved, but as a result, Blanche became a lot stupider.

I remember calling my grandma, who bought it for me, to tell her how much that movie made me said. I don't know if I was trying to guilt her or just wanted to share a moment or what.

Ah, yes, I see what you mean.

Sophia: "Would one of you two please raise your standards?"

By my count, three times:
1. They hook up, but his second wife Chrissy begs for "Stickman" to come back to her.

Speaking of which, the absolute worst retcon in The Golden Palace was that Blanche didn't have an actual orgasm until 1993. As if!

Ooh, interesting. Why is that? I always loved Mary Poppins because of Dick Van Dyke (even as a kid, I loved Nick at Nite) and the satisfying emotional arc of Mr. Banks becoming a better father.

Thanks! This year, as part of my salute to the films of 1982, I am doing Tron and Tex.

There's a great section of the Passport to Dreams blog, "The Age of Not Believing," that reviewed Disney's films from 1966-73. I'd love to tackle the next 16 years.

Indeed! And people say Disney toned down the nightmare fuel.

I was born four years into the show's run.
*ducks*